The Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), through the Dirección General de Economía Agropecuaria, accompanied the inspections of the Defensoría del Consumidor in the surroundings of Mercado Colón, in the city of Santa Ana.

The International Monetary Fund's (IMF) "World Economic Outlook" report, released last week, forecasts that global economic growth will slow from 3.2% this year to 2.7% next year.

The president of the Banco de Fomento Agropecuario (BFA), José Eduardo Aguilar, inaugurates the Banco de Fomento Agropecuario's Information Kiosk in Houston, Texas.

Ricardo Salazar, President of the Defensoría del Consumidor, informed through his Twitter account that El Salvador maintains the lowest inflation rate in the Central American region.

The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) approved US$500,000 in emergency aid for natural disasters to the Republic of El Salvador to help mitigate the adverse effects generated by Storm Julia, which are reflected in losses and damages to the country's population and infrastructure.

According to the report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), called "World Economic Growth Prospects", El Salvador will have a 2.6% growth in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

The Director of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) for El Salvador, Luis Rodríguez announced that he has delivered another US$500 thousand, totaling US$1 million this month.

The Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), reported damages in the productive sectors of the country due to the recent rains caused by tropical storm Julia. Among the crops identified are corn, rice, coffee.

The Governments of El Salvador and Italy are joining forces to support coffee growing in El Salvador, therefore, today launched the Vivicafé Project: "Increasing the Added Value and Valorization of Coffee from El Salvador", which will have an investment of more than US$5 million, financed by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation, thanks to the management of the Agency of El Salvador for International Cooperation.